Data Management
HKEx to Focus On Data in '08
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing plans a number of data dissemination initiatives in the first half of 2008, to meet pressures from rising market turnover, according to HKEx chief executive Paul Chow.
S&P Launches CreditStats Direct Analysis
Standard & Poor's last week launched CreditStats Direct, a new online content and analytics service that provides fundamental data and tools to view the adjustments underlying S&P's ratings of debt issued by North American and European corporates and…
Navellier Mulls AI Data Adds to Models
Reno, NV-based portfolio manager Navellier & Associates is considering whether to incorporate company ratings data from Audit Integrity into its investment models, after using the vendor's data as an additional input to its investment process since…
BoA to Exit Equity Prime Brokerage
NEW YORK-As investment banks north and south of the U.S.-Canadian border are restructuring in response to the credit meltdown, Bank of America (BoA) plans to sell its equity prime brokerage business and separately, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce …
NYSE: Wombat to Boost SFTI Connectivity
NYSE Euronext plans to integrate feed handler and data management technology from Wombat Financial Software with the order routing and communications network of NYSE TransactTools, following the exchange's announcement last week of plans to acquire the…
NYSE Euronext's Expansion Plan
As NYSE Euronext continues its aggressive mergers and acquisition strategy ( see story, this issue ), growth seems to be the name of the game. DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with NYSE Euronext CIO Steven Rubinow to discuss the exchange's…
And Then There Were Five?
According to press reports, NYSE Euronext chairman Duncan Neiderauer is following in his predecessor's footsteps with the rumored purchase of the American Stock Exchange (Amex), one of the few non-demutualized exchanges left in the U.S.
Will "Caring" Exchanges Prevent Flight to MTFs?
We've barely begun 2008, yet already our front page is filled with news from the participants in what will be one of the key battlegrounds for this year-the struggle for trading volumes between exchanges, ECNs and new, multiple dealer-backed venues,…
Credit Markets' Electronic Evolution Gathers Steam
With more firms trading fixed-income securities and derivatives electronically, and an expanding range of products making the leap to electronic trading, the market will require multi-asset transparency solutions. By Robert MacLeod, chief executive,…
Fitch Revamps Search Engine
Fitch Ratings has rolled out a revamped search engine for accessing the rating agency's archive of research reports online, officials tell Inside Market Data .
Integrity's Investment Research Forecasts
Changes in the way that investors use, receive and pay for research are prompting growing numbers of commentators to express concerns about the outlook for the investment research industry, as buy-side firms focus on generating more research in-house. By…
Credit Markets Face 10-Year Itch
Recent high demand for data on the credit markets and their derivatives could face a spoiler in the form of the underlying markets following 2007's credit crunch. Steve Miller, managing director of Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary & Data business,…
Re-thinking Research
In a precarious investment environment, the hunt for alpha may force Wall Street to take a leaf out of other research areas. By Kevin E. O'Brien, president and chief executive, Revere Data
Indexes to Drive Credit Counter-Attack
With the credit crunch threatening to spark a recession, investors may turn to indexes to provide the data quality and tools required for pricing and hedging credit instruments in 2008. By Stephan Flagel, managing director, Markit
New Inputs Set to Gain Traction
Ratings & Indexes-As profits from established markets become harder to come by in highly competitive environments, index providers are developing more products to provide low-risk exposure to high-yield markets and sectors, as Jerry Moskowitz of FTSE…
Research Faces 'Consumer' Revamp
Research & Commentary-The research industry is in a state of flux, with numerous trends contributing to the pace of change. Michael Mayhew of Integrity Research Associates predicts that buy-side firms will increasingly internalize research generation and…
FTSE Takes Over Enviro-Tech Index, Relaunches Straits Times
Index provider FTSE will this week confirm that it has begun calculating and disseminating index data on the ET50 index of the 50 largest environmental technology companies, which it took over from investment manager Impax Asset Management at the end of…
Mashing Up Wall Street
Financial firms are finding commercial uses for formerly "social" technologies as cost-effective and direct tools for collaboration and communication. By Penny Herscher, president and chief executive, FirstRain
Investment Alternatives Drive Index Demand
As investors look for new markets and investment strategies, development of new indexes will help them diversify their assets. By Jerry Moskowitz, president, FTSE Americas
Research's Technology Revolution
Just as technology improved the management of trade orders between the buy side and sell side, new research tools and protocols are starting to solve communication and management problems between buy-side research consumers and sell-side providers. By…
News Consumers in Search of Better Search
The way that traders obtain news and other information is changing as mainstream news becomes a commodity and end-users seek out niche sources and ways to customize content.
Credit Challenges Remain in 2008
Content Focus: CREDIT-The credit markets faced a major setback last year in the sub-prime crisis, which created the still-ongoing credit crunch. Yet experts believe there remain opportunities for the market to rebound in 2008.